About Rachel MacFarlane
Painter Rachel MacFarlane is a great-great-granddaughter of John Miller/Thistle Ha’, and daughter of Margaret (Miller) MacFarlane. She is a recent graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has just completed studies in the Advanced Visual Studies Program in Florence, Italy. Rachel’s work was featured at a Nicholas Metivier Gallery exhibition in Toronto from July 23 to August 22, 2009.
About Son of Dave
Winnipeg-born musician Benjamin Darvill is a great-great-grandson of John Miller/Thistle Ha’, and son of Sheila (Miller) Darvill. Currently based in London, England, he tours extensively throughout the world as the solo performer Son of Dave, and is considered to be one of today’s most entertaining blues musicians. Ben released his fourth Son of Dave album in 2008. Prior to his solo career, he was a member of the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies throughout the 1990s.
